Problem
A. What is Carson's argument, and what strategies does she use to present it? How would you categorize her essay? Explain why she uses the strategy she does in order to present her thesis. What is her thesis?
B. What is the purpose of description in the essay? Why does the writer use such vivid and precise words?
C. Does Carson rely on comparison or contrast? Defend your choice with references to the text.
D. What does Carson mean when she declares, "It was a spring without voices"? Why does she show that the critical action takes place in the springtime?
E. In paragraph 6, she states her basic point. What is it? Does she offer solutions to the problem that she poses?
F. Draw an analogy between Carson's perspective and the current environmental situation. Provide at least one example.